HyperDic: astrolabe

English > 1 sense of the word astrolabe:
NOUNartifactastrolabean early form of sextant
English > astrolabe: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn early form of sextant.
BroadersextantA measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects
Spanishastrolabio
Catalanastrolabi

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